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kdheks/bcyf/home_visiting.htm

www.kdheks.gov/bcyf/home_visiting.htm. ACA Maternal & Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting. Linda Kenney 1 September 2010. First Submission. Application submitted July 9 Data Sources/Plan for Needs Assessment Partners Lead State Agency Received $900K. Project Org Chart.

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  1. www.kdheks.gov/bcyf/home_visiting.htm Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments

  2. ACA Maternal & Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting Linda Kenney 1 September 2010 -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  3. -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  4. First Submission Application submitted July 9 Data Sources/Plan for Needs Assessment Partners Lead State Agency Received $900K -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  5. Project Org Chart -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  6. Second Submission Sept 2 - changed to Sept 20 ID High-Risk Communities & Need/Capacity Quantitative – Data specified by Congress Qualitative – Interviews/Focus Groups -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  7. Third Submission Submit sometime in the Fall State Plan/Updated State Plan Must be approved by Feds before restricted funds are released for services -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  8. Expected Outcomes Improvement in maternal and child health Prevention of childhood injuries, child abuse/maltreatment Reduction of ER visits Improved school readiness/achievement Reduction in crime or domestic violence Improvement in family economic self-sufficiency, & coordination/referrals to community resources and supports -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  9. Home Visiting Definition Evidence-based program Implemented based on NA HV is the primary service delivery strategy Excludes programs with infrequent or supplemental HV Offered on voluntary basis to PG women or children birth to age 5 -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

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  11. Needs Assessment Progress ID high-risk communities Quantitative data Kansas Health Institute -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  12. Needs Assessment Progress Qualitative data KU Center for Research -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  13. Expert Advisors Use state/local expertise on HV Include families as experts Key informant interviews and focus groups Knowledge, commitment, respect -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  14. Needs Assessment More Work Ahead -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  15. Needs Assessment More Work Ahead Incorporate other Kansas state needs assessments Incorporate substance use counseling and treatment Define community -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  16. Keep in Mind Needs are value judgments that suggest that problems exist for specific populations or communities Needs, as reflections of our values, are subject to disagreement and debate For needs to be useful in policy and program planning there has to be agreement about our direction and purpose -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  17. -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  18. Keep in Mind May include what we are already doing in KS and/or what we are not doing May exclude what we are already doing in KS and/or what we are not doing -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  19. Keep in Mind Our processes may require any number of qualitative and quantitative steps to get to a final need assessment Our processes may require several iterations to get down to an “approvable State Plan” At that point funds will be released to us for HV services -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  20. A Good Needs Assessment Inform our decision-making Engage our partners and constituents Help foster accountability Support and confirm our systems development mandate -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

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  22. Linda Kenney, Bureau of Family Health Kansas Dept of Health and Environment 1000 SW Jackson St, Suite 220 Topeka, KS  66612-1274 785-296-1310; fax 785-296-6553 lkenney@kdheks.gov -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

  23. www.kdheks.gov/bcyf/home_visiting.htm -Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments-

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